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ClubsNSW can use docs in money laundering whistleblower’s lawsuits
Andrew Harding 2021-06-01 8:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The association behind over 1,300 clubs in NSW has won court permission to use documents produced in its breach of confidentiality lawsuit against whistleblower Troy Stolz in two other proceedings brought by the former compliance auditor for Fair Work contraventions, defamation and workers compensation.

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Mitsubishi faces class action after judge finds Triton fuel economy label misleading
Automotive 2021-05-25 5:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A law firm is set to file a class action against Mitsubishi Motors after a judge upheld a ruling that found the car maker engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in its representations of fuel efficiency on a label fixed to the windshield of a Triton 4WD sold in 2017.

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Statewide Super won’t defend ASIC case over $1.5M insurance mistake
ASIC 2021-05-07 9:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

Superannuation provider Statewide Super has announced that it will not defend civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC over an administrative error which resulted in around 12,500 fund members being charged for non-existent insurance.

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AFR apologises to iSignThis as defamation case settles
Article 2021-04-22 3:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The publisher of the Australian Financial Review has settled a defamation lawsuit by iSignthis CEO John Karantzis over an article by Rear Window columnist Joe Aston that allegedly falsely linked him to a money laundering scheme.

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‘A case of investor regret’: Mayfair dodges misleading and deceptive conduct case
Contracts 2021-03-08 11:59 am By Miklos Bolza

An investor who sank $1 million into a now suspended Mayfair Group scheme has lost his misleading and deceptive conduct case against the firm, with a judge finding his evidence was “plainly coloured” by the fact he had lost his life savings.

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Statewide Super cancelled 12,500 fund members’ insurance while charging them, ASIC claims
ASIC 2021-03-04 9:32 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

ASIC has launched civil penalty proceedings against Statewide Super alleging that around 12,500 fund members were not covered by any insurance policy for a year despite the super fund informing them that they had cover while deducting monthly premiums worth $1.5 million.

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Vagisil maker wins appeal to halt European rival’s trade mark
Appeals 2021-02-11 3:40 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

The maker of Vagisil feminine hygiene products has successfully overturned a ruling that denied its bid to stop a European competitor from registering Vagisan as a trade mark in Australia.

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Nationwide settles Masterchef Jock Zonfrillo’s defamation suit
Defamation 2021-01-18 11:44 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The publisher of The Australian has settled defamation proceedings brought by celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo, just a few months after the lawsuit was filed.

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iSignthis CEO John Karantzis rejected $30,000 offer by AFR ahead of defamation suit
David Robertson 2020-11-24 12:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The CEO of fintech company iSignthis turned down an offer by the Australian Financial Review to pay $30,000 and retract portions of an article he claimed falsely linked him to a money laundering scheme, but his defamation case against publisher Fairfax might not proceed to trial if the judge overseeing the case can help it.

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Judge in Masterchef’s defamation case says success more likely with in-person mediation
Defamation 2020-11-05 2:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has encouraged celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo and the publisher of The Australian to attend an in-person mediation to resolve their defamation dispute, saying that face-to-face mediations have a better chance of succeeding than those held virtually.

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